Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies: the OG of the cookie family (that’s ‘original gangster’, FYI). An all-time classic, can’t-go-wrong cookie choice, there are just about a million variations of the chocolate chip cookie floating around the interwebs today.

Well folks, introducing chocolate chip cookie recipe #1,000,001.

This recipe is super simple, easy to make, yields a LOT of cookies and is always the most asked for cookie by friends of the family. It’s the first cookie I ever made with my mom (that I can remember at least) and this recipe hasn’t changed one bit in the last 25 years. I can confidently put my stamp of approval on it, especially after taste-testing/quality checking this most recent batch by eating 3 hot out of the oven.

A great recipe to make with your kids, for your family, or just because you want chocolate chip cookies (we’ve all been there), give this variation a try and let me know how it turns out!

Yield = 4 dozen

Ingredients

2 ¼ c. all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

½ c. (1 stick) margarine

½ c. shortening (I use Crisco original)

¾ c. dark brown sugar, packed

¾ c. granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°

In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together shortening and margarine, scraping often, until creamy.

Add brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs. Beat well.

Add vanilla and beat on medium for ~ 30 seconds.

Gradually add in dry ingredients (1/4 at a time), scraping edges of the bowl after each addition and beating well until all ingredients are combined.